These readings and pieces by Andrew Ferguson had to be my favorites of the entire semester thus far. I was thoroughly, thoroughly entertained by all of them and even the video caught my attention so that I watched the entire thing rather then simply the first half hour. I also happen to have been raised in the Chicagoland area and yet I had never given much thought to Abraham Lincoln. While in elementary school, of course the teachers gave extra emphasis to our beloved sixteenth president and in fifth grade we even made a trip to our state’s capital and hometown of L-dog. However, while I had to write a five paragraph paper, (which is very intensive for a fifth grader), about Abe, I still never formed much of an attachment to the man.
Having seen this video reading and interview, I now want to read “
I also really enjoyed “The Literary Obama” which had several highlights but, in particular I thought the opening really drew a person in. Who knew (slash cared) that Barack was the first black law student to hold the title of president for the Harvard Law Review in 1990? Now the correlation is intriguing. He has a knack for pulling the right strings to get you sucked into a piece and this was a simple example of how to get you interested enough in Obama’s past as an author to click the “next” arrow at the end of the internet page. The writing styles of
In terms of some more specifics in the questions you posed, I feel like he is a republican friendly writer but I didn’t find any of his writings negative toward the democrats out there either. He just seemed to have a chip on his shoulder about both parties. Even in “Literary Obama” there were snide remarks and compliments together both buried in the text about our potential president. He seems to be a man more about calling it as he sees it then making the point to be one way or the other. His categorization of Lincoln buffs is that of intriguing, admirable, wonder and I would say the commentary he makes with these men and their chosen paths is part mocking and part enjoying their work and the effort they put into being Abe. His passion for the past president himself is obvious, therefore I would say from that alone he has a certain amount of respect for these men who end up donning the
-In your travels and encounters with the many
-How long did you spend working on your book? From collecting information to publishing?
-Could you discuss further which technologies you appreciate in terms of media and which you feel are taking from the method itself? From the twitter article, we obviously get a feel you find the site pointless but you also seem to imply you appreciate blogging as a news form. What else do you think is beneficial or harmful out ther?
-What did you think about McCain’s book, “Why Courage Matters”?
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